Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
H NORDEN : FRANKFURTER STR 3, DARMSTADT
Princess Marie of Hesse (1874-78)
1878Albumen print mounted on card | 10.5 x 6.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418640
Photograph of a half length portrait of Princess Marie of Hesse, facing three-quarters to the right. She wears a dress with short layered sleeves and a heart-shaped necklace.
Photograph held in an envelope marked 'Princess Marie of Hesse, 1878, Norden'.
Photograph held in an envelope marked 'Princess Marie of Hesse, 1878, Norden'.
Creator(s)
H Norden : Frankfurter Str 3, Darmstadt (photographer)
10.5 x 6.4 cm (whole object)
A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
